Electrifying Africa – But at What Cost to Africans?
Two U.S. initiatives to provide Africans with electricity seem likely to lead to large, climate-polluting projects rather than the locally sourced renewable energy rural Africa needs.
Black Monday Movement for Budget Justice in Uganda
Hear ActionAid Uganda’s Executive Director,Arthur Larok speak about “Fighting corruption and advocating for public investment in communities.”
Global Agenda 2014
FPIF Co-Director Emira Woods will be a featured speaker at the University of Delaware “Global Agenda 2014” Speakers Series. Opening up the series, Emira will speak on “Global Demands, Regional Responses”. Her Keynote address will be on “Africa in the 21st Century”
Thoughtworks Africa Cocktail Event
A cocktail event to begin IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus partnership with a tech company that has a progressive, Pan-Africanist, social change agenda.
Author Event: Gbagba: A Children’s Book
Institute for Policy Studies and Howard University’s African Studies Department are honored to sponsor the D.C. book launch of Gbagba by Robtel Neajai Pailey exploring issues of integrity, accountability, and corruption through a beautifully illustrated children’s narrative.
Author Event: The Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair
IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus project is pleased to join Busboys & Poets and Friends of the Congo for this reading and signing by author Michael Deibert.
Views Roundup with IPS – Egypt, Obama’s Africa trip, NSA spying, fracking, more
A weekly roundup of what IPS personalities are talking about.
Emira Woods on PBS NewsHour: Obama’s Africa Trip
Emira Woods discusses the substance and symbolism of President Obama’s trip to Africa on PBS NewsHour.
Emira Woods: Obama Administration Needs a New Approach to Africa
Emira Woods urges the Obama administration to move away from policies that favor the extraction of African resources and the militarization of the continent.
Congressional Briefing: Mali: The Road Ahead
Attend this debrief on what lies ahead in the wake of the 2012 coup d’etat, presented by Mali Watch, IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus invite you to.
New Policy Statement: A New Direction for U.S. Policy on Africa
An open statement by the Africa Advocacy Network is critical of the Obama Administration’s policy toward Africa and calls for a new approach to trade and investment, militarization, agriculture and land policy, and more in the region.
Africa Policy Leaders Demand a New Direction in President Obama’s Policy toward the African Continent
As President Obama plans trip to Senegal, Tanzania, and South Africa, a press conference at the National Press Club will give voice to those calling for change in his Africa policy.
Brown Bag: Kenya Post-Election
Join IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus project for a presentation by Irũngũ Houghton on prospects for addressing inequality and participation under a Jubilee Government.
Congressman Keith Ellison on US Drones in Africa and Media’s Portrayal of Muslims
Jon Letman interviews Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) about drones, U.S. militarism in Africa, and the portrayal of Muslims in the U.S. media.
Africa and The Global Arms Trade Treaty
Join us for a remarkable panel discussion on the impact and future of the small arms trade in Africa.